There was a big push for that for a variety of reasons, whether that's national security, whether that's making sure that our industries are. We still use a lot of fossil fuel products, petroleum products, across the globe. Banning drilling and exploration becomes problematic because you're going to start being reliant on foreign oil again. And I think that's where I have a real, there's a real difference in my position in this race and my opponent, you know, her predecessors, Democrat predecessors, actually supported drilling off of the coast. (43:17–43:27)
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